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Suicide bombing kills police officer, injures 11
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A man looks out from a shop as an armed police officer stands guard following a suspected suicide bombing, in Bandung, West Java on Dec. 7, 2022.
(Reuters/Willy Kurniawan)
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suspected Islamist militant killed one other person and wounded 11 in a suicide bomb attack, reportedly in protest at the new Criminal Code, at a police station in Bandung, West Java, on Wednesday.
The suicide bomber is believed to have been affiliated with the Islamic State-inspired group Jamaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD) and had previously been jailed on terrorism charges, National Police chief Gen. Listyo Sigit Prabowo told a news conference.
The attack happened at around 8.30 a.m. when officers at the Astana Anyar subprecinct station were holding roll call. Police officers tried to stop the perpetrator as he charged into the police station compound brandishing a knife.
Second Adj. Insp. Sofyan died in the subsequent explosion; 10 other officers and a local resident were injured.
The attacker carried two packages, one exploded and the other was blown away by the blast and did not explode. The police bomb squad later carried a controlled explosion on this package.
The police chief said the attacker, identified as Agus Sujatno, was released from prison in late 2021 and investigators had found dozens of documents protesting against the controversial new Criminal Code at the crime scene.
"We found dozens of papers excoriating the newly ratified Criminal Code," Listyo said.
